Leroy Burrell
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Leroy Burrell is an American former sprinter and former 100 metres world record holder who was one of the leading figures in men's sprinting during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
sprinter ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 1990s
ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOf | Carl Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeTeam | Houston Cougars men's track and field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedIn |
1992 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1996 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionClass | men's athletics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1967-02-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event |
100 metres
ⓘ
4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ |
| familyName | Burrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Leroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRival |
Carl Lewis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linford Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoachOf | Houston Cougars track and field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldWorldRecordTime |
9.85 seconds
ⓘ
9.90 seconds ⓘ |
| isOneOf | leading figures in men's sprinting of his era ⓘ |
| medalInEvent | 4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | United States national track and field team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Leroy Burrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
sprinter
ⓘ
track and field coach ⓘ university coach ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| representedCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setWorldRecordAt |
Lausanne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setWorldRecordOn |
1991-06-14
ⓘ
1994-07-06 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| specializesIn | short-distance running ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
sprinting ⓘ |
| wasBornOn | 1967-02-21 ⓘ |
| wasWorldRecordHolderIn | men's 100 metres ⓘ |
| wonMedal |
Olympic gold medal
ⓘ
Olympic silver medal ⓘ World Championships gold medal ⓘ World Championships silver medal ⓘ |
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